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More and more farmers are adopting a diverse range of alternative practices designed to reduce dependence on synthetic chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and antibiotics; cut costs; increase profits; and reduce the adverse environmental consequences of agricultural production.Alternative Agriculture describes the increased use of these new practices and other changes in agriculture since World War II, and examines the role of federal policy in encouraging this evolution, as well as factors that are causing farmers to look for profitable, environmentally safe alternatives. Eleven case studies explore how alternative farming methods have been adopted--and with what economic results--on farms of various sizes from California to Pennsylvania.
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Table of contents
- Alternative Agriculture
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Part One
- Executive Summary
- Part Two
- The Case Studies
- Case Study 1 Crop and Livestock Farming in Ohio: The Spray Brothers
- Case Study 2 A Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm in Southwest Iowa: The BreDahl Farm
- Case Study 3 A Diversified Crop and Livestock Farm in Virginia: The Sabot Hill Farm
- Case Study 4 A Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm in Pennsylvania: The Kutztown Farm
- Case Study 5 Crop-Livestock Farming in Iowa: The Thompson Farm
- Case Study 6 Tree Fruits, Walnuts, and Vegetables in California: The Ferrari Farm
- Case Study 7 Florida Fresh-Market Vegetable Production: Integrated Pest Management
- Case Study 8 Fresh Grapes in California and Arizona: Stephen Pavich & Sons
- Case Study 9 Integrated Pest Management in Processing Tomatoes in California: The Kitamura Farm
- Case Study 10 Livestock Farming in Colorado: Coleman Natural Beef
- Case Study 11 Rice Production in California: The Lundberg Family Farms
- Glossary
- Index